The Independent on Sunday: Hewlett Packard boss Meg Whitman has been awarded shares, bonuses and stock options worth more than $15 million in 2012, despite writing off $8.8 billion against the acquisition of Cambridge-based software company Autonomy.

The Observer: Virgin Galactic has threatened to pull its support from the publicly financed $209 million "spaceport" in southern New Mexico, in the US, unless lawmakers extend the company's waiver of liability to manufacturers and parts suppliers in the event of an accident.

Mail on Sunday: Public fury over pay for bankers will be reignited this week when Goldman Sachs kicks off the results season by announcing a fresh multi-billion pound payout to staff.

Business and economics

The Sunday Telegraph: Lloyds Banking Group has fired a "rogue trader" after the state-backed lender uncovered a scheme designed to inflate the bonus of the executive working in its investment banking arm.

Mail on Sunday: Telecoms giant Vodafone could escape paying at least part – or even all – of a £1.6 billion tax bill in India after it emerged that New Delhi is planning to amend the legislation that led to the demand.

The Independent on Sunday: The Bank of England's new Governor, Mark Carney, may be forced to explain high inflation to the Chancellor just days after starting his new job, experts have warned.

The Sunday Telegraph: The chief executive of Next, Lord Wolfson, has backed the Prime Minister and said that business should have nothing to fear from a renegotiation of the UK's relationship with the European Union.

Mail on Sunday: The ever-expanding online fashion retailer Net-A-Porter increased sales by 55% last year, but made a £27 million loss after investing heavily in the business.

Mail on Sunday: The ‘family springboard’ loan from Barclays enables parents to provide financial security for a home purchase made by a son or daughter without physically handing over any money to their offspring.

The Independent on Sunday: The chief executive of Dixons Retail will make good on a promise that the owner of PC World and Currys would capitalise on the demise of Comet with strong trading figures this week.

Mail on Sunday: Andrew Meeson, president of the Association of Taxation Technicians until a week before he was charged, is on trial at Birmingham Crown Court for an alleged £5 million pension scam, the trade magazine Professional Pensions reported.

The Sunday Telegraph: The Office of Fair Trading is studying allegations by independent petrol station owners that oil giants Shell and Esso have engaged in "predatory pricing".

The Sunday Telegraph: Greek politicians passed a new tax bill that will enable the troubled nation to continue securing aid from its international lenders.

Mail on Sunday: Subway's fight over VAT on toasted sandwiches may put £1 billion at stake.

Share tips, comment and bids

The Independent on Sunday: 3i has written down its investment in Shearings, the Wigan-based tour operator it bought for £100 million in 2005, near the height of the market.

The Sunday Telegraph: Centrica is understood to be involved in talks to buy a major stake in Cuadrilla Resources, the company fracking for shale gas in the UK.

The Sunday Telegraph: US private equity firm Hellman & Friedman has joined the £1.8 billion bidding battle for Trader Media Group despite a stalemate between the company's two shareholders.

Mail on Sunday: Dreams, the bed retailer, will formally go up for grabs this week as advisers send a sale document to interested parties.

Mail on Sunday: Marks & Spencer is losing market share at its clothing division after a disastrous Christmas when fashion sales nosedived.

The Independent on Sunday: The prospect of a huge corporate bond issue and a $500 million loan renegotiation, involving the private equity giant Blackstone, shows that the debt market may finally be exiting the doldrums.

The Observer (Editorial): The big food companies should be taxed for the damage they cause to our bodies and the planet.

Mail on Sunday (Comment): Britain is by far the most advanced online shopping nation in the world. But many retailers are still struggling to graft internet businesses on to their traditional operations.

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